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    A genetics question - Araucana Roo over Wheaten Marans Hens

    While I am waiting for a French Wheaten Marans Roo to mature, I have left a Lavender Araucana Rooster in with my French Wheaten Marans hens. As some of my other hens have gone broody I have given them some of the Marans eggs to hatch. The first lot of chicks all look the same except one. 5...
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    Wheaten and Blue wheaten Marans Discussion Thread

    Would love know what others think of my roo Whammy. He is about a year old and is a great breeder, I think he looks pretty special but would appreciate the thoughts of more experienced Marans breeders. He usually has good shank feathering but recently suffered a bout of leg mites so is missing...
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    Incubating - humidity and weight of eggs?

    I have a hygrometer - i have tried dry hatching, 40% humidity, 50% humidity and everything in between, still not happy. Have found with the dry hatch the air cells seem to look more like the picture you've posted, and the hygrometer has always read 25-35% humidity which is obviously the...
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    Incubating - humidity and weight of eggs?

    Hi all, I've never really been happy with the humidity and the way the chicks hatch in my incubator, so thought i would get scientific and weigh some eggs throughout my next hatch to monitor their weight loss and adjust my humidity accordingly. So I am just wondering if anyone can tell me how...
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    Marans Eggs - Which way is up???

    My Marans hens have been laying for a few months now and the roo is doing his job as a broody hen hatched out some of their eggs. Now I'm tired of waiting for more of my hens to go broody so want to incubate my Marans eggs. Problem is they are so round I seriously cant tell the pointy end from...
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    The difference between a balck Orpington and a black Australorp?

    Thanks everyone - he is 5 months old. I would like to sell him, and I know he is a purebred, so would one be comfortable advertising him as an Orp? Should I mention the very slight chance he could be a Lorp? I wont be selling him for much although I think he is a good quality roo.
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    The difference between a balck Orpington and a black Australorp?

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    The difference between a balck Orpington and a black Australorp?

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    The difference between a balck Orpington and a black Australorp?

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    The difference between a balck Orpington and a black Australorp?

    Well clever me hatched black orpingtons and australorps together and while i tried to keep track of what hatched out of which egg, they did all kind of look the same. I'm now left with one black roo that I am 90% sure is an Orpington, I was hoping someone could tell me any distinguishing...
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    Big time breeders . . .

    Hi all, A few questions for the breeders than produce large ammount of chicks. What do you do with all your unwanted cockerels? If you cull them - at what age do you do this? Do you do it as soon as you know they are males, or do you grow them to a certain age and then cull for your own use...
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    Ideal peroid of light for chicks?

    Mine have a separate ceramic heat lamp, the light will be purely to brighten the brooder so to save power would like to have it off at night :)
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    Ideal peroid of light for chicks?

    Hi all, I'm planning on putting some lights in my brooder, its a little dark in there for my liking as they get very little natural light from outside. So I thought while I was at it I would like to put them on a timer, so just want to know how much light the chicks should get per day? Thanks :)
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    New Turkey Owner - Questions :)

    Hello everyone, I have just aquired 2 turkeys and have a few questions regarding how to properly care for them. I have lots of chickens but I'm hoping to always keep them separate. First question - do turkeys like to roost when they sleep or do they prefer to sleep in a nest at ground level...
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